FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - August 2014

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

If they offer them. Most premium channel shows (Game of Thrones, True Blood) don't hit the video services right away like network & many regular cable shows do.

Amazon has a contract with HBO I don't know about Starz shows though. I do know you can buy the episodes of the shows you mention at Amazon. If you have Prime I believe the first two seasons of True Blood are still free.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Amazon has a contract with HBO I don't know about Starz shows though. I do know you can buy the episodes of the shows you mention at Amazon. If you have Prime I believe the first two seasons of True Blood are still free.

Yes, the old seasons but you can't get the current seasons episodes of anything from HBO, Showtime, etc. AFAIK (definitely not for the ones I mentioned). The streaming is often added the same time the Blu-Ray & DVD versions are released.

[Joykins]

The classic dilemma:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by Joykins

The classic dilemma:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones

I'd gladly give someone my money, but no one seems to want it. So.... I spend it on books that make my TBR list very long. Oh, well, it's virtual clutter unlike the piles of books from days gone by!

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by NixLapi

Oh I need to flex my google muscles! I just finished reading Outlander again (it's been a decade I think) in anticipation of the series eventually coming to Canada!

Just got an email from one of my local libraries that said that Gabaldon is coming to speak there next month about Outlander (series). I was very surprised - it's not a big library system (not Columbus, but one of the neighboring suburbs).

[Froide]

Here are the August 2014 Samsung Book Deals selections relevant to this thread, excerpted from this post:

Finding Bliss, by Dina Silver (normally $3.99) - fiction, romance

Publication Date: July 16, 2013
Book Description:

Chloe Carlyle has always longed for the perfect family.

Growing up with an alcoholic single mother, she has seen her share of heartbreak and disappointment, and is striving to build a new legacy for herself. After graduating from college, she takes a job working as a summer girl for the Reeds—a wealthy, accomplished family that personifies her American dream. Her summer takes an unexpected turn when the Reeds’ eldest son, Tyler, the star quarterback for Notre Dame, shows up and turns her life upside down.

An ambitious young woman with a wry sense of humor, Chloe never imagined herself as the type to succumb to the looks and charms of the hometown hero, but she falls hard for Tyler, and is devastated when they part ways at the end of the summer. As she heads off to law school, Chloe tries to convince herself this was just a fling, but she can’t quite get over him. It’s not until Tyler contacts her out of the blue late one winter night that everything changes.

After doing everything in her power to build the perfect life, Chloe soon learns that there are things beyond her control. She must draw on inner reserves of strength as her life takes unpredictable—and sometimes heartbreaking—twists and turns, and she finds herself faced with decisions she never thought she’d have to make. Poignant, heartfelt, and emotional, Finding Bliss is a reminder that you don’t have to live a fairytale life in order to have a happy ending.

Intimate Deception, by Laura Landon (normally $3.99) - romance

Publication Date: October 16, 2012
Book Description:

When Lady Grace Warren’s father sells her in marriage to the depraved Lord Fentington, she knows only the most drastic action will save her from a life of misery. In Victorian England, a woman possesses only one item of value: her virtue. Without it, Fentington will not want her—nor will any other man. But at least she will be free. Now she must find a man with whom to pass the fateful night, a man who will ask no questions, make no other demands. Because for a woman preparing to risk everything, no ordinary man will do…

After losing two wives in childbirth, Vincent Germaine, Duke of Raeburn, vows never to marry again. Racked with guilt over the lives lost in his quest for an heir, he is careful now to take his pleasure only with London’s most discreet courtesans. Yet when he learns that a passionate encounter with a bewitching stranger may have put yet another life at risk, Vincent sets out to find the unsuspecting girl—and discovers a woman of incomparable courage, beauty, and strength. But can two strangers brought together by desperation find true love against all odds?

[Blue2u]

Entangled Indulgence Freebie: A Night of Misbehaving - Carmen Falcone

blurb: For just one night, Georgia Taylor wants to forget about her demanding job and the everyday struggles of being a single mom. Her track record with men is pitiful, but that’s fine because her responsibilities don’t leave room for love anyway. The new online dating site is perfect for what she’s after.

But Georgia’s plans are crushed when Brent Turner, aka Sexy Dad and father of her daughter’s classmate, turns out to be her internet date, therefore, eliminating any possibility for a night without consequences.

All of Brent Turner’s honorable intentions fly out the window when he sees highly strung "Super Mom" waiting for her date at the bar. Determined to win Georgia’s trust and show her a good time, their no-strings evening promises to become so much more…until, that is, she discovers his hidden agenda.

[Blossom]

Free @ Amazon


Whispers in Time by Becky Lee Weyrich
Time Travel Romance
Pinnacle 1993
Publisher: Diversion Books (August 5, 2014)

The Duke's Shotgun Wedding by Stacy Reid
(Entangled Scandalous)
Novella

[Blue2u]

Free:

M/M Blue Notes - Shira Anthony

blurb:Blame it on jet lag. Jason Greene thought he had everything: a dream job as a partner in a large Philadelphia law firm, a beautiful fiancée, and more money than he could ever hope to spend. Then he finds his future wife in bed with another man, and he’s forced to rethink his life and his choices. On a moment’s notice, he runs away to Paris, hoping to make peace with his life.

But Jason’s leave of absence becomes a true journey of the heart when he meets Jules, a struggling jazz violinist with his own cross to bear. In the City of Love, it doesn’t take them long to fall into bed, but as they’re both about to learn, they can’t run from the past. Sooner or later, they’ll have to face the music.


M/C Point of Return - Stacey Lynn

blurb: Deceit.
Destruction.
Death.

Olivia Masters grew up familiar with all of them. The daughter of the President of the Nordic Lords Motorcycle Club, Olivia always knew she wanted nothing to do with any of it. Her plans were made to leave the town she grew up in as soon as she and her boyfriend, Daemon Knight, turned eighteen.

But then Olivia was shot. Her mother killed in front of her. Fleeing became her reality.
Forced to return to her hometown of Jasper Bay five years later, events beyond Olivia’s control put her directly back into the life she swore she’d never return to.

Her dad wants her back in the family. Daemon wants her in his bed.
But just as Olivia begins to accept her destiny, history finds a way to repeat itself.

This time, will Olivia be strong enough to fight for the family she once turned her back on? Or will she once again flee from the only life that has ever felt like home?

[apesmom]

Today's Nook Free Fridays is from Avon (not matched on Amazon yet)

Love at First Sight (Cupid, TX #1) by Lori Wilde

Passion has been notably lacking in the life of sensible Natalie McCleary. But when ex–Navy SEAL Dade Vega roars into Cupid on his motorcycle, and she stumbles on him stark naked and soaking wet, she suddenly understands what it means to be struck by love. Dade feels it too.

Will he stick around and give them both a happy ending or will this footloose loner move on and leave her heartbroken?

[Blue2u]

Free:
Sapphire and Shadow - Marie Ferrarella
USA Today and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author Marie Ferrarella is releasing her three hard-to-find women's contemporary novels written in the tradition of Danielle Steel, Nora Roberts and Debbie Macomber. Finally available again, these heart-tugging stories explore the tangled emotional lives of three women. Presenting the first, SAPPHIRE AND SHADOW.

A Daughter's Place - C.J. Carmichael

What's a single mother do when she's run out of options?

After her father kicked her off the family farm because she was pregnant, seventeen-year-old Libby Bateson swore she'd never go back. She and her daughter, Nicole, have scraped by in the city for the past eight years, but when Libby finds out Nicole is being bullied and under-performing at school, she decides it's time to swallow her pride.

[AnemicOak]

I know nothing about these books, but saw the deal and thought it might interest someone. The sale is in anticipation of the fourth book in the series, No In Between, being released on August 19th...


If I Were You (Inside Out Series #1) by Lisa Renee Jones - $1.99
Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Google

From New York Times Best Selling author Lisa Renee Jones, a story with the heat of 50 Shades and the mystery of Pretty Little Liars. Now in development for cable TV with acclaimed producer Suzanne Todd (Alice in Wonderland w/Johnny Depp)

How It All Started...
One day I was a high school teacher on summer break, leading a relatively uneventful but happy life. Or so I told myself. Later, I'd question that, as I would question pretty much everything I knew about me, my relationships, and my desires. It all began when my neighbor thrust a key to a storage unit at me. She'd bought it to make extra money after watching some storage auction show. Now she was on her way to the airport to elope with a man she barely knew, and she needed me to clear out the unit before the lease expired.

Soon, I was standing inside a small room that held the intimate details of another woman's life, feeling uncomfortable, as if I was invading her privacy. Why had she let these items so neatly packed, possessions that she clearly cared about deeply, be lost at an auction? Driven to find out by some unnamed force, I began to dig, to discover this woman's life, and yes, read her journals--dark, erotic journals that I had no business reading. Once I started, I couldn't stop. I read on obsessively, living out fantasies through her words that I'd never dare experience on my own, compelled by the three men in her life, none of whom had names. I read onward until the last terrifying dark entry left me certain that something had happened to this woman. I had to find her and be sure she was okay.

Before long, I was taking her job for the summer at the art gallery, living her life, and she was nowhere to be found. I was becoming someone I didn't know. I was becoming her.

The dark, passion it becomes...

Now, I am working at a prestigious gallery, where I have always dreamed of being, and I've been delivered to the doorstep of several men, all of which I envision as one I've read about in the journal. But there is one man that will call to me, that will awaken me in ways I never believed possible. That man is the ruggedly sexy artist, Chris Merit, who wants to paint me. He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn't find intriguing, but I do. I so do. I don't understand why his
dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

All I know for certain is that he knows me like I don't even know me, and he says I know him. Still, I keep asking myself -- do I know him? Did he know her, the journal writer, and where is she? And why doesn't it seem to matter anymore? There is just him and me, and the burn for
more.

Being Me (Inside Out Series #2) by Lisa Renee Jones - $2.99
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I arch into him, drinking in his passion, instantly, willingly consumed by all that he is and could be to me. . . .

Sara McMillan is still searching for Rebecca, the mysterious woman whose dark, erotic journal entries both enthralled and frightened her. Tormented by a strong desire to indulge the demands of her new boss while also drawn deeper into her passionate bond with the troubled artist, Chris Merit, Sara must face a past as deeply haunting as Rebecca's written words. In one man's arms, Sara will find the safe haven to reveal her most intimate secrets and explore her darkest fantasies. But is safety just an illusion, when the truth about Rebecca has yet to be discovered?

Revealing Us (Inside Out series #3) by Lisa Renee Jones - $2.99
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You've discovered Rebecca's secrets. You've discovered Sara's secrets. Now Sara will discover "his" deepest, darkest secrets...but will those secrets bind them together--or tear them apart?

Rebecca's Lost Journals by Lisa Renee Jones - $2.99
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Includes volume 1-4 of Rebecca's Lost Journals AND Master Undone

His Secrets (Inside Out novella) - $0.99
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An Inside Out novella, Chris's POV

In a world where my only escape has been my art, Sara has been the light in my darkness. And there is darkness, the kind of inky black that can bleed from my life to hers.
She doesn't see it. She doesn't understand what I've shown her. And my biggest fear is that soon...she will.

The Master Undone (Inside Out novella) - $0.99 [included in Rebecca's Lost Journals]
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I told him goodbye, and I will not call him. I know if I do, it will be my undoing, and I'll once again be caught up in his spell. I will once again be . . . lost.

In her private journals, Rebecca laid bare her soul, revealing her obsession for the one man whose erotic demands captivated her imagination--and enslaved her forever. Now, with Rebecca no longer in his life "he" is lost, questioning everything he thought he knew about himself and about control he holds in such high regard. One women will reach out to heal him and then turn away, leaving him haunted. She is nothing he thought he wanted and somehow everything he needs. He tells himself to forget her but he cannot escape his desire for her. He has to have more...

My Hunger (Inside Out novella) - $0.99
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I am a Master, all about control, and yet right
now, facing great tragedy, I feel as if I have none. I find sanctuary in the
one place I've promised I will never be again, but cannot seem to
resist. Her arms.
Teaser.....

I feel her hunger, taste her passion, as if this is her escape, too, as
if she is running from something I do not know, burying it in this
kiss. It calls to me, drives me to want more, tells me she does know
loneliness. She knows pain and it is that pain that is bringing us here,
to this moment. It's why me as Master and her as submissive do not
matter. Why I crave every touch, every stroke of her tongue.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I know nothing about these books, but saw the deal and thought it might interest someone. The sale is in anticipation of the fourth book in the series, No In Between, being released on August 19th...

All are amazing reads but they are on a little on the erotic side. I loved this series. I think this is probably her best books. I've tried to go back and read the series it spin off on but I just didn't find it as good or interesting.

[FizzyWater]

Originally Posted by Blossom

All are amazing reads but they are on a little on the erotic side. I loved this series. I think this is probably her best books. I've tried to go back and read the series it spin off on but I just didn't find it as good or interesting.

These are BDSM? I like BDSM about as much as you like menage.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

These are BDSM? I like BDSM about as much as you like menage.

Well...yes and no. I mean it's when you reading the journal entries from Rebecca they contain some scenes but the h/h do what I call very light BDSM but I can't go into anymore without spoilers. So if you can stand it mix in here and there you will be okay. It's not anything like 50 Shades.

Basically you got a heroine who comes across a journal of a woman name Rebecca who got lost heavily into the world of BDSM. The heroine begans to worry something happen to this woman so she began her own investigation of trying to find her. It's a mystery, suspense mixed with light erotica. It was a fast page turner for me. It's brilliantly done.